VILLAGE HOTEL NORTH, LEEDS

Flew over to Leeds for a couple of meetings with suppliers and after a trip out to Skipton and a tour of Leeds University ended up for lunch at the Village Hotel North, on the Otley Road about 8 miles from Leeds/Bradford airport.

Very smart looking building and big airy foyer. The receptionist recommended the bar rather than the restaurant. This has two big screens showing Sky Sports News, luckily without any sound. They also have smaller screens with the hotel channel showing easy listen music videos.

The menu is pretty extensive with all the usual “pub-grub”, burgers etc. One chooses and then goes to the bar to order. My only concern would be that they take your credit card off you and keep it behind the bar in a glass. In these days of credit card and identity fraud personnaly I would not be too happy about this. but my companion did not seem concerned. Trusting crowd Yorkshire people (and not a bad thing either I suppose).

My associate does not indulge in red meat and chose the chicken burger and chips and, as he was driving, blackcurrant and lemonade. For myself the spaghetti with meatballs in a lightly spiced tomato sauce and a glass of Sangiovese.

Cheerful service, very good food, inexpensive and a big car park. If you can live with the credit card problem – or get them to process it when you order – a good place to eat.